Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cleveland County, NC in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 97,922 population of Cleveland County, North Carolina comprised of 2,765 people who identified as Hispanic (2.82%), and 95,157 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cleveland County, North Carolina with a population of 75,049 (76.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 20,433 (20.87%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,302 (1.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cleveland County, North Carolina in 2010, with a population of 72,720 (74.26%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 20,265 (20.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,329 (2.38%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Cleveland, North Carolina.

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Population By Race in Cleveland , NC in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 20,433 20.87%
White Alone 75,049 76.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 308 0.32%
Asian Alone 804 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 26 0.03%
Two Or More Races 1,302 1.33%
Population By Ethnicity in Cleveland , NC in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 168 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,329 2.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 115 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 46 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 102 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 20,265 20.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 72,720 74.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 193 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 758 0.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,200 1.23%